Reports of an alleged gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma are ‘fake news’ aimed at justifying potential strikes against Syria, Moscow said. It warned of “dire consequences” in the event of any military interference.

The news that the UK's own chemical weapons scientists can't confirm that the nerve agent we're told was used on the Skripals came from Russia is another blow to the credibility of the UK political and media establishment.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee next week. It is expected that he will answer questions on data privacy which have arisen in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Lisa looks through the window and sees the rain trickling down, feels sad, her shoes leak, Mum could not find anything better in the charity shop, the lady who serves in there told her she would keep her eye open...